14-year-old detained in stabbing

A southern Illinois judge has ruled that a 14-year-old McLeansboro boy should be housed in a juvenile detention center in connection with a Saturday night stabbing.

The victim, Alex A. Carr, 22, McLeansboro, is in stable condition at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind., after undergoing surgery for a stab wound to his back.

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A southern Illinois judge has ruled that a 14-year-old McLeansboro boy should be housed in a juvenile detention center in connection with a Saturday night stabbing.

The victim, Alex A. Carr, 22, McLeansboro, is in stable condition at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind., after undergoing surgery for a stab wound to his back.

The stabbing happened around 10 Saturday night on a sidewalk near a bank in downtown McLeansboro. Hamilton County State's Attorney Justin Hood told WFIW Radio the 14-year-old suspect made an appearance in court Monday where Circuit Judge Barry L. Vaughn ordered he be detained pending further proceedings in juvenile court.

The teen has been formally charged with a class 3 felony charge of aggravated battery. An adjudicatory hearing has been set for 1:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19, in Hamilton County Circuit Court in McLeansboro. Until then, the suspect will remain in the Franklin County Detention Center in Benton.

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